泰国因多拉马斥资收购亨斯迈化学中间体业务连接管

中国石化新闻网讯 据全球能源新闻网2019年8月9日伦敦报道，泰国因多拉马公司将斥资21亿美元收购全球著名的特殊及特种化学品制造和销售企业亨斯迈集团的化学中间体和表面活性剂业务。这笔交易将扩大这家总部位于泰国的石化巨头在美国的业务，同时使亨斯迈集团能够将更多精力放在不断增长的聚氨酯业务上。

因多拉马公司周四在其最新季度财报中表示：“这是因多拉马公司历史上规模最大的一次收购”。因多拉马公司表示，这笔交易将提高因多拉马公司的综合氧化物、衍生品和特种化学品业务的利润率。

亨斯迈集团首席执行官彼得?亨斯迈表示：“此次化学中间体和表面活性剂业务的出售将加速该公司专注于下游和特殊业务的能力，在这些业务上，我们将产生更稳定的利润率和持续、强劲的自由现金流。”

两家公司表示，这笔交易预计将在今年年底前完成。

李峻 编译自 全球能源新闻

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Indorama buys Huntsman's chemical intermediates businesses for $2.1 billionHIGHLIPetrochemicals

Indorama Ventures is to buy Huntsman's chemical intermediate and surfactants businesses for $2.1 billion in a deal that will expand the Thai-based petrochemical producer's US footprint while allowing Huntsman to increase its focus on its growing polyurethanes operations.

"This acquisition is the largest in the history" of the company, Indorama said Thursday in its latest quarterly earnings release. The company said the deal would enhance Indorama's higher margin integrated oxides and derivatives and specialty chemicals segment肉丸机s.

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The deal is expected to close by the end of the year, the companies said.